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Officials with Sevier County Juvenile Court said a transfer hearing will be held March 15 to determine if one of the individuals charged in connection with the rape of an Ooltewah High School 15-year-old will be transferred to adult court.

Three former Ooltewah High School basketball players, two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old are charged with aggravated rape and aggravated assault of a 15-year-old teammate on Dec. 22.

According to sources involved in the investigation, the 17-year-old has turned 18 since the alleged crime was committed.

Court documents say the then 17-year-old penetrated the victim with a pool cue, while the the 16-year-olds held him down.

Law enforcement officials in Collegedale and Hamilton County are investigating an Ooltewah High School football coach and substitute teacher for admitted inappropriate conduct with students.

According to a report filed Monday with the Collegedale Police Department, Rollins is being investigated for allegations soliciting a minor and for confessing to sending a 17-year-old student naked pictures of himself.

The report said Collegedale police were alerted by the school resource officer at Ooltewah that Rollins and a student were "sexting" each other using Snapchat, a popular messaging app.

Detectives questioned the student and Rollins separately. Both parties said they had planned to meet for sex three separate times, and that is when they began sharing naked pictures in September of 2015, according to authorities.

The report states the school's administration and the resource officer helped police with the investigation, and the Tennessee Department of Children's Services was contacted.

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office also is investigating Rollins for possible inappropriate conduct with at least one other student.

Matt Lea, the sheriff's office spokesman, said the investigation is ongoing and he could not release any additional information.

Rollins "has been inactivated and is no longer subbing," Hamilton County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Stacy Stewart said.